#345: Market Update Dec 2025 – Strongest Annual Growth Since 2021, Lower Quartile Markets Outperform and Investor Activity Surges

🎧 In this month’s Property Trio market update, Cate, Dave and Mike unpack the latest December monthly market figures.

Dave points out that we have experienced the highest national growth since 2021, and the Trio break down the star performers for the final month of the year. Adelaide and Perth continued their stellar run for December, yet Melbourne and Sydney marginally slipped back. The trio consider the reasons for this, circling stock levels, auction centric markets and price segmentation. As always in their monthly market updates, they canvas rents, listing numbers, lending data the Westpac Consumer Sentiment figures.

The Property Trio is:

David Johnston, Mortgage Broker - Managing Director of Property Planning Australia https://propertyplanning.com.au/

Cate Bakos, Buyers Advocate - Managing Director of Cate Bakos Property https://www.catebakos.com.au/

Mike Mortlock, Quantity Surveyor - Managing Director of MCG Quantity Surveyors https://www.mcgqs.com.au/

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https://www.propertytrio.com.au/2026/01/19/ep-345-december-2025-market-update/